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admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:23:32 +0000

This edition of MangaBlog is comes to you from 36,000 feet above Wyoming—I’m on my way to San Francisco for a few days, so I took advantage of the in-flight WiFi. Please enjoy a complimentary beverage while you read today’s manga news. Deb Aoki is blogging up a storm at About.com, where she is discussing the difficulties that face non-Japanese manga creators. In parts 2 and 3 of her series, she considers whether OEL manga is really manga and whether art school prepares would-be creators for the practical aspects of making a living in the biz. Lissa Pattillo shows off her swag bag from TCAF at Kuriousity. The Manga Bookshelf bloggers (myself included) discuss our picks of the week. At Slightly Biased Manga, Connie looks at the theme of thieves in manga. Lori Henderson celebrates National Pet Month with a look at manga that feature pets. Monthly Shonen Sirius Three Steps Over Japan takes a peek between the covers of Monthly Shonen Sirius. Justin and Kuuki discuss how they got into manga at Organization Anti-Social Geniuses. At Manga Therapy, Tony Yao puts out the call for anime and manga fans to answer a survey for a fellow fan who is doing her masters’ thesis on online anime and manga fandom. Naoki Urasawa will be the featured creator at the French anime and manga fest Japan Expo 2012, and he will be doing a concert as well, backed by the J-rock group Hemenway. You don’t see too many manga Kickstarters, but here’s one: Bento Books wants to bring the Math Girls manga to English-speaking audiences, and the author is working with them, too. (Via Nigorimasen .) News from Japan: Basilisk manga-ka Masaki Segawa will launch his own remake of Go Nagai’s Cutie Honey, to be titled Honey VS, in Grand Jump. ANN has the latest Japanese Comics Rankings. Reviews: Ash Brown has another week of manga reading for us at Experiments in Manga. Melinda Beasi and Michelle Smith discuss some recent releases in their latest Off the Shelf column at Manga Bookshelf. Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 3 of Cardcaptor Sakura (omnibus edition) (Blogcritics) Sweetpea616 on Codename Sailor V (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses) Sean Gaffney on FLCL (omnibus edition) (A Case Suitable for Treatment) Justin on FLCL (omnibus edition) (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses) Sean Gaffney on vol. 1 of The Flowers of Evil (A Case Suitable for Treatment) Anna on vol. 2 of Hana-Kimi (omnibus edition) (Manga Report) Kate Dacey on Honey Darling (The Manga Critic) Erica Friedman on Kurai Mori, Shiroi Michi (Okazu) Robert A. Howard on Megatokyo (Tangents Reviews) Kate Dacey on Rohan at the Louvre (The Manga Critic) Kristin on vols. 6 and 8 of Rosario + Vampire: Season II (Comic Attack) Philip Anthony on vol. 4 of Sailor Moon (Manga Bookshelf) Sean Gaffney on vol. 5 of Sailor Moon (A Case Suitable for Treatment) Murasaki Lynna on Someday’s Dreamers (Beneath the Tangles) TSOTE on vol. 27 of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Three Steps Over Japan) Kristin on vol. 22 of Slam Dunk (Comic Attack) Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 5 of Twin Spica (Blogcritics) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 14 of We Were There (The Comic Book Bin)

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New releases and a look at the American manga scene

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:07:10 +0000

Last week saw some interesting new manga releases, with vol. 5 of Sailor Moon and two intriguing new manga, Shigeru Mizuki’s NonNonBa and the first volume of Flowers of Evil. I took a look at the list at MTV Geek, and Lissa Pattillo does likewise in her latest On the Shelf column at Otaku USA. Deb Aoki talks to Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Andy Nakatani about the reboot of Rurouni Kenshin, which will appear in Shonen Jump Alpha. Deb is also kicking off a series of posts about the homegrown manga scene in North America and why it is so hard for creators to make a living. She starts off with an overview of the problem. The Digital Manga blog has a brief interview with manga-ka Rizu Natsumizu, creator of Good Morning. Jason Thompson discusses Dragon Head in his latest House of 1000 Manga column at ANN. At Manga Therapy, Tony Yao puts Dragonball Z ‘s Son Gohan on the couch. Adam Stephanides has just noticed something interesting about Kinecomica. News from Japan: The winners of the 36th Kodansha Manga Awards have been announced; the only one that is licensed in the U.S. is Ema Toyama’s Watashi ni xx Shinasai! (Missions of Love), which will be published by Kodansha later this year. Kuragehime (Princess Jellyfish) and Omo ni Naitemasu will go on hold while manga-ka Akiko Higashimura recovers from a finger injury. The good news is that she is on the mend and will be back to work soon. Reviews Connie on vol. 20 of 20th Century Boys (Slightly Biased Manga) Justin on vol. 2 of Anesthesiologist Hana (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses) Connie on vol. 10 of Bakuman (Slightly Biased Manga) Drew McCabe on the end of Bakuman (Comic Attack) John Rose on vol. 8 of Black Butler (The Fandom Post) Serdar Yegulalp on vol. 1 of The Flowers of Evil (Genji Press) Ash Brown on vol. 1 of Fullmetal Alchemist (omnibus edition) (Experiments in Manga) Jocelyne Allen on Kaze no Ki to Uta (Song of the Wind and the Trees) (Brain Vs. Book) Patricia Beard on King’s Moon: The Life of Akechi Mitsuhide (The Fandom Post) Kimi-chan on Love Is Also for the Imperfect (The Kimi-chan Experience) Connie on A Lovely Day with Yuri-Sensei (Slightly Biased Manga) John Rose on vol. 3 of Negima (The Fandom Post) Connie on vol. 2 of Our Everlasting (Slightly Biased Manga) Lori Henderson on vols. 6-10 of Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Manga Xanadu) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 9 of Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee (The Comic Book Bin) Connie on vol. 14 of We Were There (Slightly Biased Manga) Johanna Draper Carlson on vols. 1 and 2 of Young Miss Holmes Casebook (Comics Worth Reading)

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A Feast for foodies

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:06:40 +0000

Sean Gaffney looks ahead to next week’s new manga releases. Khursten Santos is putting out the call for the next Manga Moveable Feast, which will feature Oishinbo. News from Japan: Mardock Scramble is coming to an end. Reviews: Carlo Santos runs through a big stack of recent releases in his latest Right Turn Only!! column at ANN. Connie on vol. 19 of 20th Century Boys (Slightly Biased Manga) Matt Brady on vol. 2 of A Bride’s Story (Warren Peace Sings the Blues) Ken Haley on vol. 7 of Erementar Gerade (Sequential Ink) Kate Dacey on vol. 1 of The Flowers of Evil (The Manga Critic) Erica Friedman on Girls Jump 2012 (Okazu) Connie on La Vie en Rose (Slightly Biased Manga) Connie on vol. 3 of Sailor Moon (Slightly Biased Manga) Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 1 of Sgt. Frog (Blogcritics) Kristin on vol. 5 of Tenjho Tenge (full contact edition) (Comic Attack) Connie on vol. 1 of Yebisu Celebrities (Slightly Biased Manga)

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Space Brothers and That Reciprocal Push

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:20:10 +0000

By TheBigN So this first year of medicine residency has been tough in many ways, especially in terms of time available to do other things, such as being faithful to this blog (but for the most part, I’ve been able to watch some anime throughout, so it’s a matter of priorities more than anything else ). But when things have gotten tough in matters such as finding a place to continue my training, or when I’ve felt the need to vent because the work stresses me the hell out, I’ve had the ability to rely on colleagues regardless of experience who’ve been there before. Including my older brother, who’s currently in his second year or residency; no fooling. But I’ve noticed that when I talk to him, he offers encouragement more so than advice, and often it feels like either he’s waiting for me to ask him for help (which I’m not the best person to do that) or that he wants me to learn how to go through rough patches himself with nary a helping hand. And while that previous sentence can just be pure conjecture on my part, I feel like I’m also in my own way pushing him, though I’m not sure exactly how. It’s a push and pull with uncertainty, yet we’re still relatively close throughout all of that. I can’t say that our relationship mirrors that of Mutta and Hibito in Space Brothers , but I feel like I can see that reciprocity as well between them. If you spoke with Mutta, this conflict (if we can really call it that) between following his dream while seemingly following in the coattails of his younger brother is the driving point of the story so far. It’s been great to see that desire to go into space never really left him, and that we could say that he’s merely been a longer journey to the astronaut path than the one taken by Hibito. But for Mutta it’s also been tough to see a lot of that desire tempered by his self-image, with a lot of pressures partly self-imposed (not feeling like he’s good enough to reach where his brother reached, having his pride wounded by following his brother figuratively when his opinion is that the older brother has to always be forward, etc.) and partly from external pressure (Zidane!). So far, it’s ultimately been the little brother’s obvious efforts to drag Mutta back on the path he was destined to be on, and while he outwardly bristles at times about seemingly being forced to live out his dreams, you see his gratitude inwardly for being given that chance in the first place, as well as his worries about making sure his (and Hibito’s) wish comes true. And while Mutta is getting a lot of help from others on his way to being an astronaut (like Kenji, who’s such a bro), Hibito remains that main supplier. In Hibito’s case, his (primary) dream has been realized, as he’s currently set to be on a mission to the Moon. But as we watch, we get more of an idea that the driving force behind all of it was the mutual agreement that he and Mutta made after seeing that UFO in the past. And he’s held up his end of the bargain with the expectations that Mutta would as well, with a nudge from him every so often (JAXA application, bringing him to NASA HQ in Texas, etc.) to help. The show does a good job in flashbacks and in these nudges to show how much Hibito idealizes his brother, as well as the standards he holds him to leading to the motivation that helps him improve on his own to become awesome in his own right. While I wouldn’t say we’ve gotten to a conflict in his case, I do feel like it would consist of something along the lines of reconciling his ideal with what reality gives him, as well as wanting recognition for Mutta for how he’s progressed. We see some signs in regards to what looks like his increased effort in training under Mutta’s eye, as well as his disappointment when Mutta decides not to take his advice to essentially enjoy himself at NASA, which should be a veritable dreamland for him. But Hibito has been a patient soul in waiting for Mutta to come to space as well, so it’s hard not to forgive him for being a little impatient. Of course, there’s a little brother bias here, so hey. Space Brothers notes that the brotherly (and family) bonds have remained the same in many ways despite how Hibito and Mutta’s paths have differed. Mutta still would take a bullet to the chest, or at least headbutt people in the chest, for his little brother while still seeing him as green behind the ears on other aspects. Hibito still sees Mutta as the one who will lead the way for him in the end, even if the path to get there takes longer (literally and figuratively) than initially thought. And that throughout the years, the two still have an indefatigable will to go up in space. As these next six episodes pan out, whatever happens makes me think that regardless, the brothers will be all right. As for me and my brother? Ask me in a couple of years when residency is hopefully over. :3

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The end of Bakuman, the reboot of Rurouni Kenshin

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:02:42 +0000

Viz is staying current with developments in Japan in their Shonen Jump Alpha digital magazine; this week’s issue includes the final chapter of Bakuman, and in two weeks they will start carrying the new Rurouni Kenshin series, Rurouni Kenshin Reboot. Erin and Noah talk to Felipe Smith, the creator of Peepo Choo, about his life as an American manga-ka in Japan in the latest Ninjaconsultant podcast. The Manga Bookshelf bloggers discuss their picks of the week. Lissa Pattillo takes a look at Digital’s latest batch of new licenses. Richard Bruton posts a preview of vol. 3 of Summit of the Gods, illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi, at the Forbidden Planet blog. Khursten Santos has a quick look at some of Mitsuru Adachi’s art for his new series, Mix. Three Steps Over Japan peeks inside the covers of Jump SQ. Happy blogiversary to Kate Dacey, The Manga Critic, who is celebrating her third anniversary by giving away some omnibuses. News from Japan: Saturn Apartments manga-ka Hirae Iraoka is working on a new series, Narihirabashi Denki Shoten (Narihirabashi Electric Appliance Store), which will run in Kodansha’s Evening magazine. The relaunch of K-ON! will come to an end in June, and Claymore will reach its last chapter in the June issue of Jump Square. Reviews: The Manga Bookshelf team starts the week with a new set of Bookshelf Briefs. Ash Brown queues up a week’s worth of brief manga reviews at Experiments in Manga. David Gromer on vol. 2 of Cage of Eden (Graphic Novel Resources) Khursten Santos on vol. 1 of Flowers of Evil (Otaku Champloo) Kristin on vol. 13 of Black Bird and vol. 14 of Kimi ni Todoke (Comic Attack) Rebecca Silverman on vol. 1 of Skip Beat! (omnibus edition) (ANN) Anna on vol. 7 of The Story of Saiunkoku (Manga Report) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 7 of The Story of Saiunkoku (The Comic Book Bin) Lori Henderson on vols. 11-15 of The Wallflower (Manga Xanadu)

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Monday manga roundup

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:37:36 +0000

I took a look at this past week’s new manga releases at MTV Geek. Jason Thompson pens an appreciation of Shigeru Mizuki, the creator of NonNonBa, for his latest House of 1000 Manga column at ANN. RightStuf’s rescue of the first three volumes of Hetalia has Kate Dacey asking her readers: How much would you pay for out-of-print manga? The readers respond with plenty of opinions. Erica Friedman has all the latest from the world of yuri in this week’s edition of Yuri Network News at Okazu. Vol. 8 of Rosario + Vampire: Season II was the top-selling manga in U.S. bookstores in April, taking the fifth slot overall (after four volumes of The Walking Dead). Manga-ka Kia Asamiya will be a guest at this year’s Fanime. Reviews: Ash Brown posts some brief reviews of manga from the library at Experiments in Manga. Justin on vol. 2 of GTO: 14 Days in Shonan (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses) Sweetpea616 on High School Debut (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses) David Gromer on vol. 2 of No Longer Human (Graphic Novel Reporter) Connie on Nostalgia (artbook) (Slightly Biased Manga) David Gromer on vol. 6 of Omamori Himari (Graphic Novel Reporter) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 4 of Psyren (The Comic Book Bin) Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 10 of Ranma 1/2 (Blogcritics) David Gromer on vol. 11 of Sumomomo Momomo (Graphic Novel Reporter)

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MoCCA Delight

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:09:05 +0000

Why is Ed Chavez smiling? Probably because Vertical books were selling like gangbusters at this past weekend’s MoCCA Fest. Ed is the marketing director at Vertical, Inc., home of Chi’s Sweet Home, Twin Spica, and all those Tezuka manga, and he looked like he was having a big day. He wasn’t the only manga peddler there; Stephen Robson of Fanfare/Ponent Mon, the company that publishes those beautiful Jiro Taniguchi manga, hopped over as well, and Drawn & Quarterly had a nice selection of paperback Yoshihiro Tatsumi books as well as their newest Shigeru Mizuki title, NonNonBa. TCAF is coming up this weekend, and Deb Aoki has rounds up everything you won’t want to miss. The new books just keep on coming: Digital Manga announced that it has licensed three new BL manga, Kairi Shimotsuki’s A Century of Temptation (Izanai Hyakunen no Koi), Ayan Sakuragi’s Deflowering the Boss (Uchi no Shachō wa Cherry Desu), and Naomi Guren’s The Incredible Kintaro (Masaka no Kintarō), for print release. Lissa Pattillo spots Amazon listings for 21st Century Boys, Naoki Urasawa’s sequel to 20th Century Boys, as well as for a boxed set of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. The Manga Bookshelf team debates their Pick of the Week. Kate Dacey wraps up this month’s Manga Moveable Feast with a final wrap-up of posts about the Viz Signature imprint. Erica Freidman has all the yuri news from Japan and North America in her latest Yuri Network News roundup. Melinda Beasi and Michelle Smith change their column to GL Bookrack and check out some yuri titles at Manga Bookshelf. Khursten puts the spotlight on CLAMP and their work at Otaku Champloo. Tony Yao asks: What are your favorite epic plot twists in manga? Blogging about Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month, Lori Henderson rounds up some manga where cats meet unfortunate ends. Job Board: Looking for a job in manga? Viz has some openings. News from Japan: Three Steps Over Japan takes a look at a newish cousin of Shonen Jump, Jump X. Seiki Tsuchida, the creator of Under the Same Moon, has died at the age of 43. The outspoken manga-ka Shuho Sato has abruptly ended his contract with Kodansha for Say Hello to Black Jack and is insisting the publisher destroy any unsold copies of the manga; his new series, New Say Hello to Black Jack, is being published by Shogakukan. Reviews: Ash Brown sums up a week’s worth of manga reading at Experiments in Manga. Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 2 of Cardcaptor Sakura (omnibus edition) (Blogcritics) Adam Stephanides on vol. 1 of Doll (Completely Futile) Sean Gaffney on vol. 12 of GTO: The Early Years (A Case Suitable for Treatment) Erica Friedman on Hana to Hoshi/Flower and Star (Okazu) Leroy Douresseaux on Naruto: The Official Character Book (The Comic Book Bin) Sean Gaffney on vol. 34 of Negima (A Case Suitable for Treatment) Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 9 of Ranma 1/2 (Blogcritics) Kristi on vols. 4 and 5 of Rosario + Vampire, Season 2 (Comic Attack) Anna on Tesoro (Manga Report) Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 4 of Twin Spica (Blogcritics) Lori Henderson on vols. 1-10 of The Wallflower (Manga Xanadu)

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Saturday Night Special

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:37:11 +0000

The manga scene has been busy lately, and over at MTV Geek I posted about Viz’s new shoujo licenses and Kodansha’s announcements as well as this week’s new manga releases. What’s more, Animate USA has added three new titles to its lineup for the Kindle, including NightS, a one-shot by Kou Yoneda; vol. 9 of Kiss Ariki, by Youka Nitta; and a special Finder episode, “Viewfinder: Hard-Working Cameraman Akihito Takaba’s Romantic Life as an Indentured Servant.” Lissa Pattillo gives her take on the latest batch of manga in her On the Shelf column at Otaku USA, and at Kuriousity she has some notes on another new license, One Peace Books’ edition of Crayon Shin-chan. Sean Gaffney looks ahead to the manga that will be coming out next week. Kate Dacey continues the Manga Moveable Feast at The Manga Critic, with roundups of links from days three, four, and five, all discussing Viz’s Signature manga, and she rounds it out with her own post on seven essential Signature manga. And at Slightly Biased Manga, Connie’s latest license request is a yuri romance that runs in Ikki, Gunjo. Hunter x Hunter gets the Jason Thompson treatment in his latest House of 1000 Manga column at ANN. Daniella Orihuela-Gruber thinks Viz should pep up its Signature line by marketing more aggressively to comics shops, which seems about right—Dark Horse has had a lot of success with this tactic. News from Japan: Deb Aoki notes that Moto Hagio has been awarded the Japan Medal of Honor; she is the first female manga-ka to be so recognized. Tomo Kimura shows off some of Koge-Donbo’s omake about how she met her husband. GTO creator Tohru Fujisawa has a food manga in the works. Paging Ed Chavez! Ghost Talker’s Daydream creator Saki Okuse is launching a new series in the next issue of Comic Gum, and Xenon manga-ka Masaomi Kanazaki also has a new series, this one in Akita Shoten’s Play Comic. Reviews Kristin on vol. 20 of 20th Century Boys (Comic Attack) Lori Henderson on vol. 1 of Bokurano: Ours and vol. 5 of Biomega (Manga Xanadu) Connie on Boyfriend Next Door (Slightly Biased Manga) Rebecca Silverman on vol. 3 of A Bride’s Story (ANN) Ash Brown on vol. 1 of Dorohedoro (Experiments in Manga) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 23 of Excel Saga (The Comic Book Bin) Kristin on vol. 6 of House of Five Leaves (Comic Attack) Kate Dacey on I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow (The Manga Critic) Connie on vol. 9 of InuYasha (VizBig edition) (Slightly Biased Manga) Connie on vol. 5 of Itsuwaribito (Slightly Biased Manga) Connie on vol. 12 of Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (Slightly Biased Manga) Connie on vol. 1 of Our Everlasting (Slightly Biased Manga) TSOTE on vol. 25 of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Three Steps Over Japan) Connie on vol. 27 of Skip Beat! (Slightly Biased Manga)

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New shoujo from Viz, license rescues at JManga

admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:04:41 +0000

Kate Dacey has some good news: JManga has rescued some former Tokyopop titles, including Your and My Secret and Tactics (both originally licensed by ADV), Animal Academy: Hakabune Hakusho, The Good Witch of the West, and Monochrome Factor. And Deb Aoki has some background on Viz’s new shoujo titles, Strobe Edge and Demon Love Spell. At Slightly Biased Manga, Connie continues her look at the Eroicaverse with a discussion of the character known as Z. Justin reports on the industry panels at Anime Boston at Organization Anti-Social Geniuses. Tom Good files his con report on Sakura-Con at the Journal of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society. News from Japan: The winners of the Osamu Tezuka Awards have been announced; the grand prize went to Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Historie, and the judges awarded a special prize to a single copy of Shonen Jump that was shared by over 100 children after the March 11 earthquake. After Silver Spoon, by Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa, won the Manga Taisho award, the publisher went back to press and printed an additional 1 million copies. Reviews: Ash Brown on vol. 8 of Blade of the Immortal (Experiments in Manga) Connie on vol. 37 of Bleach (Slightly Biased Manga) Connie on vol. 1 of Blood Blockade Battlefront (Slightly Biased Manga) Connie on vol. 3 of Claymore (Slightly Biased Manga) Kristin on vol. 7 of Cross Game (Comic Attack) Kristin on vol. 3 of Dawn of the Arcana (Comic Attack) Lesley Aeschliman on FLCL Omnibus (Blogcritics) Connie on Golgo 13: Hopper the Border (Slightly Biased Manga) Shannon Fay on vol. 3 of Higurashi When They Cry: Atonement Arc (Kuriousity) Rebecca Silverman on vol. 17 of Higurashi When They Cry (ANN) Jocelyne Allen on Hyouge Mono (Brain Vs. Book) Michelle Smith on vols. 5 and 6 of Kamisama Kiss, vols. 5 and 6 of Oresama Teacher, and vols. 25 and 26 of Skip Beat! (Soliloquy in Blue) Justin on vol. 3 of No Longer Human (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses) J. Caleb Mozzocco on vol. 1 of Princess Knight (Every Day Is Like Wednesday) Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 7 of Ranma 1/2 (Blogcritics) Sweetpea616 on vols. 1-3 of Sailor Moon (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses) TSOTE on vol. 24 of Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Three Steps Over Japan) Connie on vol. 17 of Slam Dunk (Slightly Biased Manga) Kristin on vol. 9 of Tegami Bachi (Comic Attack) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 6 of Tenjho Tenge (omnibus edition) (The Comic Book Bin) Lesley Aeschilman on vol. 2 of Twin Spica (Blogcritics) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 1 of Voltron Force: Shelter from the Storm (The Comic Book Bin) Anna on Working Kentauros (Manga Report) Connie on vol. 5 of Ze (Slightly Biased Manga)

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Bakuman draws to a close

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:30:59 +0000

Johanna Draper Carlson takes a look at the Yen Press manga that are due out this week. Lissa Pattillo checks out all this week’s new releases in her latest On the Shelf column for Otaku USA. The Manga Bookshelf bloggers make their picks from this week’s shipment to Midtown Comics, and Sean Gaffney skips right ahead to next week and looks at the new manga releases for April 25. At The Manga Critic, Kate Dacey highlights some new additions to Viz’s digital lineup. Daniella Orihuela-Gruber writes about the perfect manga editing scenario and the extremely imperfect scenarios that are becoming more and more the norm. April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month, and Lori Henderson takes the opportunity to highlight manga that deal with the mistreatment of animals. News from Japan: Bakuman will come to an end in next week’s issue of Shonen Jump, and the 20th volume will be out in July. Creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata told their readers to look forward to their next work, which suggests that there will be a next work to look forward to. Natsume Ono has drawn a short promotional manga for an online site. Stepping on Roses manga-ka Rinko Ueda is drawing a two-part story for the manga anthology You. Kazume Kawahara (High School Debut) is the writer for the new series Ore Monogatari!! for Bessatsu Margaret. The last volume of the D.C. II ~Da Capo II~ spinoff manga A.C.D.C. II will be published this week. Reviews: The Manga Bookshelf team files the latest set of Bookshelf Briefs. Kristin posts some short takes on recent Digital Manga Guild releases at Comic Attack. Ash Brown looks back at another week of manga reading at Experiments in Manga. Connie on vol. 18 of 20th Century Boys (Slightly Biased Manga) Connie on vol. 4 of Ai Ore! (Slightly Biased Manga) Lori Henderson on vols. 1-10 of Antique Gift Shop (Manga Xanadu) Connie on The Apartments of Calle Feliz (Slightly Biased Manga) Kate Dacey on The Apartments of Calle Feliz (The Manga Critic) Anna on vols. 11 and 12 of Basara (Manga Report) AstroNerdBoy on vol. 5 of Bunny Drop (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime and Manga Blog) Rebecca Silverman on vol. 5 of Bunny Drop (ANN) Connie on vol. 4 of Cross Game (Slightly Biased Manga) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 6 of Cross Game (The Comic Book Bin) Sean Gaffney on vol. 7 of Cross Game (A Case Suitable for Treatment) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 6 of Dorohedoro (The Comic Book Bin) Ken Haley on vols. 3 and 4 of Erementar Gerade (Sequential Ink) Sean Gaffney on vol. 23 of Excel Saga (A Case Suitable for Treatment) Connie on vol. 5 of House of Five Leaves (Slightly Biased Manga) Rebecca Silverman on vol. 1 of Is This a Zombie? (ANN) Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 5 of Itsuwaribito (The Comic Book Bin) Connie on vol. 6 of Maoh: Juvenile Remix (Slightly Biased Manga) AstroNerdBoy on vol. 4 of Negima (omnibus edition) (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime and Manga Blog) Connie on Open the Door to Your Heart (Slightly Biased Manga) Erica Friedman on vol. 9 of Sasamekikoto (Okazu)

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Busy, busy, busy

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:52:10 +0000

It’s been busy around here lately: PWCW just published my interview with Makoto Tateno as well as my article about being an Eisner judge —in case you haven’t figured it out, that’s what I was doing when I disappeared a few weeks ago. This week I’m out in Chicago for C2E2, which is why posting has been spotty of late. Next week we’ll be back to normal. After a weekend of new license announcements, we have another one this week: The small publisher One Peace books has picked up Crayon Shin-Chan, which makes the third time this series has been licensed (first by Comics One, then by CMX). One Peace will also release some manga adaptations of classic works of literature (Don Quixote, Ulysses, Moby-Dick) that were originally published by Variety Art Works. ANN rounds up the latest additions to JManga’s digital lineup, including new manga by set em and Takao Saito. Sean Gaffney takes a look ahead to next week’s new manga releases. AstroNerdBoy looks at the drop in manga sales and blames it more on the economy, high prices, and a dearth of legitimate digital alternatives than on piracy. Kodansha has announced the winners of its Morning International Manga Competition. The grand prize winner is Demi-Human Symbiosis, by Taiwan’s Ya Shen, and the second prize went to Over the Rainbow, by Brazilian artist Maguinha. Vol. 4 of Sailor Moon and vol. 55 of Naruto placed second and third on BookScan’s list of the top 20 graphic novels sold in bookstores. Sara K. presents another look at the Condor Trilogy manhua at Manga Bookshelf. News from Japan: Black Jack Sōsakuhiwa, manga biography of Osamu Tezuka, focusing on the creation of Black Jack, will debut in the June 12 issue of Bessatsu Shonen Champion. Reviews: Carlo Santos delivers the verdict on a handful of recent titles in his latest Right Turn Only!! column at ANN. Ash Brown recount’s a week’s worth of reading at Experiments in Manga. Melinda Beasi and Michelle Smith find plenty to squee about in their latest Off the Shelf column at Manga Bookshelf. Connie on 100 Blossoms to Love (Slightly Biased Manga) Johanna Draper Carlson on vol. 20 of 20th Century Boys (Comics Worth Reading) Johanna Draper Carlson on vol. 3 of A Bride’s Story (Comics Worth Reading) Sean Gaffney on vol. 2 of A Devil and Her Love Song (A Case Suitable for Treatment) Connie on vol. 23 of Excel Saga (Slightly Biased Manga) Kate O’Neil on vol. 23 of Excel Saga (The Fandom Post) Rob McMonigal on issue 2 of Gen (Panel Patter) Lori Henderson on vols. 9 and 10 of Honey and Clover (Manga Xanadu) Zack Davisson on Ichiro (Japan Reviewed) Kristin on vol. 8 of Kamisama Kiss and vol. 7 of Oresama Teacher (Comic Attack) Annaon vols. 12 and 13 of Kimi ni Todoke (Manga Report) Erica Friedman on vol. 7 of Pure Yuri Anthology Hirari (Okazu) Ash Brown on Rohan at the Louvre (Experiments in Manga) Connie on vol. 3 of Saturn Apartments (Slightly Biased Manga) Connie on vol. 7 of Tegami Bachi (Slightly Biased Manga) Kristin on vol. 8 of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Comic Attack)

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Busy, busy, busy